Game Thread: Illinois vs Syracuse

[grantlab]

“Too much passing”

What a clown.

I mean… he’s not wrong. SHOOT THE BALL!

 

[logjam]

I like that we are willing passers....and I don't want to hex us but we don't seem to be a foul prone team either....

 

[BDMAN]

We are fouling way too much!!

 

[FloridaMan]

Too much settling for long shots. Work through the middle more and back cut

 

[Jon]

Skyy is young Feliz. Fearless.

 

[ILLFAN67]

Hawkins needs to shoot

 

[BDMAN]

Ty has to go in and dunk that!!!

 

[SaintLIllini]

someone’s gotta cut

 

[SaintLIllini]

if hawkins and ty aren’t gonna shoot it will be tough

 

[BDMAN]

Why can't we shoot free throws!!!!

 

[SAVAGE56OL]

The amount of 3s being attempted is ridiculous. I'd rather watch soccer than non stop dumb shots

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Lol, I love the Syracuse player absolutely mugging Skyy and shocked they called the foul. I mean, come on, man.

 

[FloridaMan]

Layups and free throws are a frequent issue for this program

 

[hoopsfan47]

Why do players fake the three against a close out...drive to 10 ft. and instead of stop and pop pass to player who is closely guarded? Pull up and shoot it wide open from 10!!!

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

The amount of 3s being attempted is ridiculous. I'd rather watch soccer than non stop dumb shots

We all say things we don’t mean sometimes in the Game Thread.

 

[InDaAZ]

Threes should come more from inside-out…
a bit too much chucking going on - exactly what ‘Cuse baits teams into.
Great hustle & energy so far, though - we’re crashing the boards better, too.

 

[hoopsfan47]

I mean… he’s not wrong. SHOOT THE BALL!

Fran is absolutely correct....passing up to many wide open shots in the paint.

 

[grantlab]

On the bright side, we’ve cut down the turnovers so far and are getting good looks. Defensively, we’ve really gotten lost on a few possessions the last 4 or 5 minutes. Can’t lose focus when the shots aren’t going down.

 

[Sean8328]

Yessh some extremely brutal shooting.

 

[sacraig]

The amount of 3s being attempted is ridiculous. I'd rather watch soccer than non stop dumb shots

They're largely wide open! They aren't dumb shots if they are wide open. We just aren't hitting them.

 

[azillini1]

The good news so far is that we have only 2 TO's. That is much better than any game this year.

 

[hoopsfan47]

So far...doing too much of what Syracuse wants you to do.

 

[bjp84]

I know Dainja is strong underneath, but other than him who will drive and draw fouls, or go up strong? We seem to always shoot fewer FT’s than other teams.

 

[hoopsfan47]

That was so easy....so...do it again...and again....and again!!!!!!

 

[jumpingjack]

Hawkins and Dainja should feast on this defense on offensive boards alone